Within the past year, the multiyear contract extension the Saints announced for Sean Payton in September 2011 was voided by the NFL, making the suspended head coach a free agent after this season and casting questions on how long he will remain in New Orleans, according to league sources.

Only other place I could see him going to would be Dallas. I don't know if he would really leave New Orleans though, guess it just depends on if he wants a fresh start. Couldn't blame him if he did._________________

Payton lives in Dallas, I think, the Cowboys and the Saints are the only teams that make sense. I know some coaches like the challenge of taking on a new team, perhaps he would consider going to Dallas with the assumption that Jerry Jones keeps his hands out of the business like he did when Parcells was the HC in Dallas.

If Sean Payton can just sign a brand new deal with the Saints, which in theory would be essentially the same thing he signed in 2011, what did Goodell accomplish?

Any new deal signed by Payton would probably be less than what the original deal was, I would imagine. Payton is somewhat damaged goods right now, so I think Goodell just essentially wiped out the deal he got based on the super bowl win. If they are going that far, they may as well just take away the Saints super bowl win from the record books as well.